When Pop Fandom Becomes a Force for Good with AJR’s Adam Met
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Two albums ago, we didn't release a tracklist. Instead, we took our tracklist, we cut it up into 36 jigsaw puzzle pieces, and shot the jigsaw puzzle pieces out across the internet. Our fans had to work together across the world in order to put together this jigsaw puzzle. They posted it. And that post got more pickup than pretty much anything that we ever had.
And it wasn't even your post, it was their post. It was their post. It gave them ownership over the music. So your fans posted the set list to all the other fans. Correct.
That is beautiful. It's good to be back in New York City. There's something about this place, the rhythm, the chaos, bagels that actually taste the way bagels are supposed to taste. And the chance to hang out with cool New York City kids like my guest Adam Mett. Adam is the A of indie pop band AJR.
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